Fastening device



c. H. PFAFFKO 2,584,224

FASTENING DEVICE Feb. 5, 1952 Filed Jan. 11,'` 1950 ATTORNEYS.

Patented Feb. 5, 1952 UNIT ED STAT ES e CE I FASTENINGGharlesfH..-.Pfaffko, Lymansvilla-tiil. Appiicationanuaryill, 1950,Serial No. 137,939

The usual curtain tie back is fastened in posi- 'Y tion by tacking thesame at the edge of the Window casing by means of a small nail or socalledv tie back pin which has an enlarged decorative head thereon. Thismanner of securing the tie backs to the window casing is objectionablebecause each time a curtain is rehung a new hole is invariably made inthe said casing. In time this said edge portion of the casing is lledwith these smallfholes.

The general object of this invention is to provide a fastening device`of a construction such as to secure a curtain tie back in place withoutmarring the Window casing.

A more specific object of this invention is to provide an anchor for atie back pin of the above character which may be adjustable lengthwiseof the window casing and readily secured in place.

Another object of this invention is to provide a bracket to which ananchor for the tie back pin may be adjustably secured.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction, as will be more fully described andparticularly pointed out in the` appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 12 is a perspective View of a fragmental portion off a windowcasing showing a curtain hung thereon with a tie back secured inposition by a fastening device embodying my invention:

VLFigureZ is a perspective view of the rear side o fythe fasteningdevice shown in Figure 1 on an enlarged scale; Y

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the fastening device shown in Figure 1on an enlarged scale and turned end on end to show its position whenapplied to the other side edge of the window cas-f ing;

Figure 4 is a perspective exploded `view of the anchoring means for thetie back pin;

Figure 5 is a sectional View taken substantially along line 5--5 ofFigure 1;

Figure 6 is a view of a modified bracket;

Figure 'l is a perspective view of a still further modification of theinvention. y

Referring to the drawings for a more detailed description of theinvention, I!) designates gen-.- erally a window casing from which thereis hung a curtain II, such as by means of a curtain rod I2. The curtainII is provided with a tie backIS which consists of a strip of fabricformed intoa "1 Claim. (Cl. 16B-349) loopA f4" (rseejliigf) throughwhich ispassed .the lowerjportion 'of Athe .curtain "I I. vThe tie 'backI3 Vis"'brought adjacent' tothe edge ofthe side 'I5 of thecasing I'I)and is there secured tohoid the upper portion of the curtain in a drapedJInanner.

"In accordance with'the preferred form of the invention, I provide abracket designated generally I6 having integral right angularly arrangedsides I1 and I8. The side I1 is provided with mounting openings I9 atthe end portions thereof and the side I8 has an elongated opening orslot 2t extending lengthwise of the said side I8. A pair of brackets I6is provided for each window casing Ii! and these are positioned oppositeeach other at the sides of the casing with the side I1 in abuttingrelation with the edge 2I and in a manner such that the side I8 extendsoutwardly from this edge 2| to be substantially flush with the surfaceof the face of the casing. The bracket may be attached in position inany appropriate manner such, for example, as by means of screws 22extending through the openings I9 and into the edge 2I.

An anchor member designated generally 23 (see Figures 4 and 5) has anexternally threaded shank 2d and is provided with a central threadedopening 25 and an enlarged head 26 non-circular in cross section. Themember 23 is attached to the side I8 of the bracket by passing .theshank 24 through the slot 20 with the head 26 thereof engaging the rearsurface of said side I8 (see Fig. 2). A knurled circular nut 21 engagesthe shank 24 to adjustably secure the said member 23 to the side I8. Thehead 26, as previously stated, is non-circular in cross section and isof a size to engage the adjacent surface of the side I1 (see Fig. 5)which prevents rotation of the anchor member 23 so as to facilitate themanual turning of the said nut 21 without the use of tools.

The free ends of the tie back I3 are attached to the member 23 by meansof a headed pin 28 which has a sharp pointed threaded shank 29 (seeFigure 4) which passes through the saidL free end portion of the tieback ends between the anchor 23 and the head 30 of the tie back pin 28.The head1-iti may be of any decorative shape.

The bracket I6 may be made of any suitable material such as sheet stockblanked and bent into proper shape or the same may be molded fromappropriate materials, such for example, synthetic plastic materials.'In some instances, the bracket may be shaped as shown in Figure 6wherein, the side I1 is omitted and pierced ears 3l are provided at theend portions of the said side I8 for attaching the bracket to the windowcasing l0.

In Figure 7 I have shown a modified construction of a bracket which isparticularly adapted to be attached to the front surface of the sides ofthe window casing. The bracket comprises a body 44 having a iiange 45extending inwardly thereof and a slot 46 extending lengthwise of thesaid body 44. The said body is also provided with attaching ears 41 ateach end thereof and kwhich ears are provided with an opening 48 forreceiving a screw 49 for attaching the said bracket to the windowcasing. The anchor 23 is mounted on the bracket 44 in a manner similarto that above described by passing the shank 24 `thereof in place bymeans of the nut 21.

It will now be apparent that I have showna l,

device which is particularly adapted for providing an anchor for the tiebacks of curtains which is suiciently simple to be readily perma nentlyattached in position on the window casing and to which the said tie backmay be anchored.

I claim:

A curtain tie-back device comprising a bracket having a longitudinalslot therein, at member having a threaded portion extending through saidslot and provided with a threaded opening therein, threaded means forengaging said threaded portion for securing said member in adjustedposition on said bracket, a tie-back strap adapted to be formed into aloop for enclosing the curtain to be tied back, and a pin member havinga pointed end adapted to pierce said strap and a threaded'shank forengaging said opening for securing said strap to said CHARLES H.PFAFFKO.

REFERENCES CITED VThe following references are of record in the vle ofthis patent:

`UNITED STATES PATENTS member.

Number Name Date 1,070,201 Stone Aug. 12,1913 1,368,125 Durett Feb. 8,1921 2,107,885 Gaggiano Feb, 8, 1938 2,224,772 Ross Dec. 10, 1940

